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'''Bent Faurschou-Hviid''' (January 7, 1921 – October 18, 1944) was a member of the [[Danish people|Danish]] resistance group [[Holger Danske (resistance group)|Holger Danske]] during [[World War II]]. His red hair quickly gave him the nickname "'''Flammen'''" meaning "The Flame".


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'''Bent Faurschou Hviid''' (7 January 1921 – 18 October 1944) was a member of the [[Danish people|Danish]] resistance group [[Holger Danske (resistance group)|Holger Danske]] during [[World War II]]. He was quickly named "'''Flammen'''" (meaning "The Flame"), for his red hair. In 1951, he and his Resistance partner [[Jørgen Haagen Schmith]] (Citron, or ''Citronen'' in Danish), were posthumously awarded the United States [[Medal of Freedom (1945)|Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Harry Truman]].
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According to several of his colleagues in [[Holger Danske (resistance group)|Holger Danske]], no other resistance member was as hated or sought by the Germans as was Faurschou-Hviid. According to [[Gunnar Dyrberg]] in the 2003 Danish documentary film ''[[With a Right to Kill]]'' (''Med ret til at dræbe''), no one knows exactly how many executions The Flame performed but rumours have it that the number is 22.


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According to several colleagues from the [[Holger Danske (resistance group)|Holger Danske]], no other resistance member was as hated or sought by the Germans as was Faurschou Hviid. [[Gunnar Dyrberg]], leader of the Holger Danske from 1943 through 1945, said in the 2003 Danish documentary film, ''[[With a Right to Kill]]'' (''Med ret til at dræbe''), that no one knows exactly how many executions The Flame performed, but he was rumoured to have killed 22 persons. The film explored the issues of the estimated 400 executions performed by the Resistance agents.
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==Early life==
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Faurschou-Hviid was born in [[Asserbo]], Denmark on the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] to Wilhelm Faurschou-Hviid, the owner of Asserbo's Birkegården Hotel, and Marie Louise Larsen. He also had a sister, Marie-Louise Swanstrøm and a brother cand . mag. Jan Faurschou Hviid (*1934)


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== Early life ==
==Partnership with "Citron"==
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Bent Faurschou Hviid was born in 1921 in {{ill|Asserbo|da}}, Denmark, on the island of [[Zealand (Denmark)|Zealand]] to Marie Louise Larsen and Wilhelm Faurschou Hviid. His father was the owner of Asserbo's Birkegården Hotel. He also had a sister, Marie-Louise Swanstrøm and a brother <!--what is this? "cand. mag."--> Jan Faurschou Hviid.
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"Flammen" regularly partnered with "Citronen" whose real name was [[Jørgen Haagen Schmith]]. "Citronen" means "the lemon". Schmith got this nickname because he worked for French car manufacturer [[Citroën]]. Together, "Flammen" and "Citronen" formed the most famous resistance duo in Denmark during World War II. The Germans put on his head the highest price ever offered for any Resistance fighter. <ref name="price">[http://www.timelapse.dk/flammen.php]</ref>
== World War II ==
Faurschou Hviid came of age during the war, and was 20 when the Germans occupied Denmark. He entered the [[Holger Danske (resistance group)|Holger Danske]] resistance group in Copenhagen. He was assigned to kill Danish Nazi officials and collaborators.

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"Flammen" regularly partnered with "Citronen" whose real name was [[Jørgen Haagen Schmith]]. "Citronen" means "the lemon". Schmith got this nickname because he sabotaged a Citroën garage, destroying six German cars and a tank. He generally drove for Flammen, who executed their given targets. Together, Flammen and Citronen formed the most famous resistance duo in Denmark during World War II. The Germans put the highest bounty on Flammen's head that they offered for any Resistance fighter.<ref name="price">{{cite web |url=http://www.timelapse.dk/flammen.php |title=Timelapse.Dk |publisher=Timelapse.dk |date=1944-10-18 |accessdate=2015-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035454/http://www.timelapse.dk/flammen.php |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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According to [[Gunnar Dyrberg]], leader of the Holger Danske from 1943 to 1945, who spoke in the Danish documentary film ''[[With a Right to Kill]]'' (''Med ret til at dræbe'', 2003), Flammen was believed to have executed 22 persons. The film was based on the book ''Efter drabet'' (''Following the Death,'' 2001) by journalist [[Peter Øvig Knudsen]], who also co-wrote the screenplay.
==Death==
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[[File:BENT_FAUERSCHOU_HVIID_MEMORIAL.jpg|thumb|The memorial of Faurschou-Hviid. The inscription translated reads "IN MEMORY OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTER 'FLAMMEN' BENDT FAUERSCHOU-HVIID BORN JAN. 7 1921 DIED Oct. 18 1944 THE BEST MUST DIE".]]
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On October 18, 1944, Faurschou-Hviid was having dinner with his landlady and some guests when suddenly there was a knock on the door and a German officer demanded entry. Faurschou-Hviid, who was unarmed that evening, quickly went upstairs looking for an escape across the roof, but he soon realised that the house was completely surrounded. With no escape possible, he chewed on a [[Cyanide poisoning|cyanide capsule]] and was dead a few seconds later. The witnesses later told of how they could hear the German soldiers upstairs cheering at the sight of the corpse and how the soldiers then dragged Faurschou-Hviid downstairs by his feet, bumping his head into the stairs repeatedly.


==Legacy==
== Death ==
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[[File:BENT FAUERSCHOU HVIID MEMORIAL.jpg|thumb|The memorial of Faurschou Hviid. The inscription translated reads "IN MEMORY OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTER 'FLAMMEN' BENDT FAURSCHOU-HVIID BORN 7-1 1921 DIED 18-10 1944 THE BEST MUST DIE".]]
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In 1951, Faurschou-Hviid was presented, posthumously, with the US [[Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Harry Truman]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fwweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2229:carrying-the-flame&catid=60:reviews&Itemid=388 | title=Carrying the Flame | accessdate=2011-09-09 | author=Fort Worth Weekly | date=2009-12-02 | format= | pages= | language= | archiveurl= | archivedate= | quote= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timelapse.dk/flammen.php | title=In Memory | accessdate=2011-09-09 | author=Time Lapse | date= | format= | pages= | language= | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110719035454/http://www.timelapse.dk/flammen.php | archivedate=2011-07-19 | quote= }}</ref>
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On 18 October 1944, Faurschou Hviid was having dinner with his landlady and some guests when someone knocked at the door and a German officer demanded entry. Faurschou Hviid, who was unarmed that evening, quickly went upstairs seeking to escape across the roof. He soon realised that the house was completely surrounded. With no escape possible, he chewed a [[Cyanide poisoning|cyanide capsule]] and was dead a few seconds later.


The witnesses later told of how they could hear the German soldiers upstairs cheering at the sight of the corpse. The soldiers dragged Faurschou Hviid downstairs feet first, repeatedly causing his head to bang against the stairs.
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In 2008, Faurschou-Hviid and Schmith became famous when the most expensive Danish film to date ({{As of|2009|October|lc=on}}) premiered.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fyens.dk/article/966347:Film--Flammen-og-Citronen-hitter | title=Flammen og Citronen hitter | accessdate=2011-09-09 | author=Fyens Stiftstidende | date= | format= | pages= | language=danish | archiveurl= | archivedate= | quote= }}</ref> The title was ''[[Flame & Citron]]'', and the film was hugely successful in terms of box office receipts. Faurschou-Hviid is played by [[Thure Lindhardt]].


==References==
== Legacy ==
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* In 1951, Faurschou Hviid and his colleague Jørgen Haagen Schmith were presented, posthumously, with the US [[Medal of Freedom (1945)|Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Harry Truman]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fwweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2229:carrying-the-flame&catid=60:reviews&Itemid=388 | title=Carrying the Flame | accessdate=2011-09-09 | author=Fort Worth Weekly | date=2009-12-02 | pages= | language= | quote= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timelapse.dk/flammen.php | title=In Memory | accessdate=2011-09-09 | author=Time Lapse | date= | pages= | language= | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035454/http://www.timelapse.dk/flammen.php | archivedate=2011-07-19 | quote= }}</ref>
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* The Danish documentary film, ''[[With a Right to Kill]]'' (''Med ret til at dræbe'', 2003), explored some of the ambiguity related to decisions about liquidating targets, and suggested that Flammen may have been directed by a double agent in some of his executions.<ref name="maier">Clement Maier, ''Making Memories: The Politics of in Postwar Norway and Denmark'', pp. 269-272, 2007 thesis at European University Institute, accessed 2 June 2014</ref> (This moral complexity was reflected in the 2008 drama discussed below.)
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* In 2008, Faurschou Hviid and Schmith were memorialized by one of the most expensive Danish films premiered to date ({{As of|2009|October|lc=on}}).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fyens.dk/article/966347:Film--Flammen-og-Citronen-hitter | title=Flammen og Citronen hitter | accessdate=2011-09-09 | author=Fyens Stiftstidende | date= | pages= | language=danish | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719012809/http://www.fyens.dk/article/966347:Film--Flammen-og-Citronen-hitter| archivedate=2011-07-19| url-status=dead | quote= }}</ref> The title was ''[[Flame & Citron]]'', and the film was successful in terms of box office receipts. Faurschou Hviid is played by [[Thure Lindhardt]] and Schmith by [[Mads Mikkelsen]].


==External links==
== References ==
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* {{cite web | url=http://www.indmus.dk/flammen.asp | title=Bent Faurschou Hviid - Flammen (1921-1944) | accessdate=2011-09-09 | author=Industrimuseet Frederiks Værk | date= | format= | pages= | language=danish | archiveurl= | archivedate= | quote= }}


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Latest revision as of 20:53, 16 February 2024

Bent Faurschou Hviid
Bent Faurschou Hviid in 1944
Born(1921-01-07)7 January 1921
Asserbo, Denmark
Died18 October 1944(1944-10-18) (aged 23)
Gentofte, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Occupationresistance fighter

Bent Faurschou Hviid (7 January 1921 – 18 October 1944) was a member of the Danish resistance group Holger Danske during World War II. He was quickly named "Flammen" (meaning "The Flame"), for his red hair. In 1951, he and his Resistance partner Jørgen Haagen Schmith (Citron, or Citronen in Danish), were posthumously awarded the United States Medal of Freedom by President Harry Truman.

According to several colleagues from the Holger Danske, no other resistance member was as hated or sought by the Germans as was Faurschou Hviid. Gunnar Dyrberg, leader of the Holger Danske from 1943 through 1945, said in the 2003 Danish documentary film, With a Right to Kill (Med ret til at dræbe), that no one knows exactly how many executions The Flame performed, but he was rumoured to have killed 22 persons. The film explored the issues of the estimated 400 executions performed by the Resistance agents.

Early life

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Bent Faurschou Hviid was born in 1921 in Asserbo [da], Denmark, on the island of Zealand to Marie Louise Larsen and Wilhelm Faurschou Hviid. His father was the owner of Asserbo's Birkegården Hotel. He also had a sister, Marie-Louise Swanstrøm and a brother Jan Faurschou Hviid.

World War II

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Faurschou Hviid came of age during the war, and was 20 when the Germans occupied Denmark. He entered the Holger Danske resistance group in Copenhagen. He was assigned to kill Danish Nazi officials and collaborators.

"Flammen" regularly partnered with "Citronen" whose real name was Jørgen Haagen Schmith. "Citronen" means "the lemon". Schmith got this nickname because he sabotaged a Citroën garage, destroying six German cars and a tank. He generally drove for Flammen, who executed their given targets. Together, Flammen and Citronen formed the most famous resistance duo in Denmark during World War II. The Germans put the highest bounty on Flammen's head that they offered for any Resistance fighter.[1]

According to Gunnar Dyrberg, leader of the Holger Danske from 1943 to 1945, who spoke in the Danish documentary film With a Right to Kill (Med ret til at dræbe, 2003), Flammen was believed to have executed 22 persons. The film was based on the book Efter drabet (Following the Death, 2001) by journalist Peter Øvig Knudsen, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

Death

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The memorial of Faurschou Hviid. The inscription translated reads "IN MEMORY OF THE FREEDOM FIGHTER 'FLAMMEN' BENDT FAURSCHOU-HVIID BORN 7-1 1921 DIED 18-10 1944 THE BEST MUST DIE".

On 18 October 1944, Faurschou Hviid was having dinner with his landlady and some guests when someone knocked at the door and a German officer demanded entry. Faurschou Hviid, who was unarmed that evening, quickly went upstairs seeking to escape across the roof. He soon realised that the house was completely surrounded. With no escape possible, he chewed a cyanide capsule and was dead a few seconds later.

The witnesses later told of how they could hear the German soldiers upstairs cheering at the sight of the corpse. The soldiers dragged Faurschou Hviid downstairs feet first, repeatedly causing his head to bang against the stairs.

Legacy

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  • In 1951, Faurschou Hviid and his colleague Jørgen Haagen Schmith were presented, posthumously, with the US Medal of Freedom by President Harry Truman.[2][3]
  • The Danish documentary film, With a Right to Kill (Med ret til at dræbe, 2003), explored some of the ambiguity related to decisions about liquidating targets, and suggested that Flammen may have been directed by a double agent in some of his executions.[4] (This moral complexity was reflected in the 2008 drama discussed below.)
  • In 2008, Faurschou Hviid and Schmith were memorialized by one of the most expensive Danish films premiered to date (as of October 2009).[5] The title was Flame & Citron, and the film was successful in terms of box office receipts. Faurschou Hviid is played by Thure Lindhardt and Schmith by Mads Mikkelsen.

References

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  1. ^ "Timelapse.Dk". Timelapse.dk. 1944-10-18. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  2. ^ Fort Worth Weekly (2009-12-02). "Carrying the Flame". Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  3. ^ Time Lapse. "In Memory". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  4. ^ Clement Maier, Making Memories: The Politics of in Postwar Norway and Denmark, pp. 269-272, 2007 thesis at European University Institute, accessed 2 June 2014
  5. ^ Fyens Stiftstidende. "Flammen og Citronen hitter" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
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